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Draw line segment <math>DE</math> such that line <math>DE</math> is concurrent with line <math>BC</math>. Then, <math>ABED</math> is an isosceles trapezoid so <math>AD=BE=10</math>, and <math>BC=8</math> and <math>EC=2</math>. We are given that <math>DC=12</math>. Since <math>\angle CED = 120^{\circ}</math>, using Law of Cosines on <math>\bigtriangleup CED</math> gives <cmath>12^2=DE^2+4-2(2)(DE)(\cos 120^{\circ})</cmath> which gives <cmath>144-4=DE^2+2DE</cmath>. Adding <math>1</math> to both sides gives <math>141=(DE+1)^2</math>, so <math>DE=\sqrt{141}-1</math>. <math>\bigtriangleup DAP</math> and <math>\bigtriangleup EBQ</math> are both <math>30-60-90</math>, so <math>AP=5</math> and <math>BQ=5</math>. <math>PQ=DE</math>, and therefore <math>AB=AP+PQ+BQ=5+\sqrt{141}-1+5=9+\sqrt{141} \rightarrow (a,b)=(9,141) \rightarrow \boxed{150}</math>.
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Draw line segment <math>DE</math> such that line <math>DE</math> is concurrent with line <math>BC</math>. Then, <math>ABED</math> is an isosceles trapezoid so <math>AD=BE=10</math>, and <math>BC=8</math> and <math>EC=2</math>. We are given that <math>DC=12</math>. Since <math>\angle CED = 120^{\circ}</math>, using Law of Cosines on <math>\bigtriangleup CED</math> gives <cmath>12^2=DE^2+4-2(2)(DE)(\cos 120^{\circ})</cmath> which gives <cmath>144-4=DE^2+2DE</cmath>. Adding <math>1</math> to both sides gives <math>141=(DE+1)^2</math>, so <math>DE=\sqrt{141}-1</math>. <math>\bigtriangleup DAP</math> and <math>\bigtriangleup EBQ</math> are both <math>30-60-90</math>, so <math>AP=5</math> and <math>BQ=5</math>. <math>PQ=DE</math>, and therefore <math>AB=AP+PQ+BQ=5+\sqrt{141}-1+5=9+\sqrt{141} \rightarrow (p,q)=(9,141) \rightarrow \boxed{150}</math>.
  
 
=== Solution 2 ===
 
=== Solution 2 ===

Latest revision as of 19:20, 3 March 2020

Problem

In quadrilateral $ABCD,\ BC=8,\ CD=12,\ AD=10,$ and $m\angle A= m\angle B = 60^\circ.$ Given that $AB = p + \sqrt{q},$ where $p$ and $q$ are positive integers, find $p+q.$

Solution

Solution 1

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Draw line segment $DE$ such that line $DE$ is concurrent with line $BC$. Then, $ABED$ is an isosceles trapezoid so $AD=BE=10$, and $BC=8$ and $EC=2$. We are given that $DC=12$. Since $\angle CED = 120^{\circ}$, using Law of Cosines on $\bigtriangleup CED$ gives \[12^2=DE^2+4-2(2)(DE)(\cos 120^{\circ})\] which gives \[144-4=DE^2+2DE\]. Adding $1$ to both sides gives $141=(DE+1)^2$, so $DE=\sqrt{141}-1$. $\bigtriangleup DAP$ and $\bigtriangleup EBQ$ are both $30-60-90$, so $AP=5$ and $BQ=5$. $PQ=DE$, and therefore $AB=AP+PQ+BQ=5+\sqrt{141}-1+5=9+\sqrt{141} \rightarrow (p,q)=(9,141) \rightarrow \boxed{150}$.

Solution 2

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Draw the perpendiculars from $C$ and $D$ to $AB$, labeling the intersection points as $E$ and $F$. This forms 2 $30-60-90$ right triangles, so $AE = 5$ and $BF = 4$. Also, if we draw the horizontal line extending from $C$ to a point $G$ on the line $DE$, we find another right triangle $\triangle DGC$. $DG = DE - CF = 5\sqrt{3} - 4\sqrt{3} = \sqrt{3}$. The Pythagorean Theorem yields that $GC^2 = 12^2 - \sqrt{3}^2 = 141$, so $EF = GC = \sqrt{141}$. Therefore, $AB = 5 + 4 + \sqrt{141} = 9 + \sqrt{141}$, and $p + q = \boxed{150}$.

Solution 3

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Extend $AD$ and $BC$ to an intersection at point $E$. We get an equilateral triangle $ABE$. We denote the length of a side of $\triangle ABE$ as $s$ and solve for it using the Law of Cosines: \[12^2 = (s - 10)^2 + (s - 8)^2 - 2(s - 10)(s - 8)\cos{60}\] \[144 = 2s^2 - 36s + 164 - (s^2 - 18s + 80)\] This simplifies to $s^2 - 18s - 60=0$; the quadratic formula yields the (discard the negative result) same result of $9 + \sqrt{141}$.

Solution 4

Extend $BC$ and $AD$ to meet at point $E$, forming an equilateral triangle $\triangle ABE$. Draw a line from $C$ parallel to $AB$ so that it intersects $AD$ at point $F$. Then, apply Stewart's Theorem on $\triangle CFE$. Let $CE=x$. \[2x(x-2) + 12^2x = 2x^2 + x^2(x-2)\] \[x^3 - 2x^2 - 140x = 0\] By the quadratic formula (discarding the negative result), $x = 1 + \sqrt{141}$, giving $AB = 9 + \sqrt{141}$ for a final answer of $p+q=150$.

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